Axle-box and dust-guard.



J. 1). JONES.

AXLE BOX AND DUST GUARD. APPLIGATION I'll-E1) MAJELZQ 1909.

947,105, Patented Jan. 18,1910.

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AXLE BOX AND .DUST GUARD.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 29, 1909.

947,105. Patented Jan. 18,1910.

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' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

Jornv D. Jones, on WALLA WALLA, WASHINGTON, Assrenon or ONE-HALF TO H. In

HOWARD, OF FOR'I WALLA -WALLA WASHINGTON.

AXLE-BOX Ann nus'retmun.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 18, 1910.

'Walla Walla, in the county of Walla WValla and State of Washington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Axle- Boxes and Dust-Guards; and I do hereby declare the following to be a fuli, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which 'it appertains to mafkeand use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in axle boxes and dust guardsand the object of my invention is to provide a device which shall furnish a lubricant directly: to the top surface of a car journal, prevent the entrance ofdust and dirt into the parts surrounding said journal, provide packing in contact with a car-journal both above and below, economize in the use of lubricant and packing material and in the wear and: tear, and" prevent the heating of car journals and consequent accidents.

Further objects will be apparent in the description of the invention.

My device is simple in design, inexpensive 1n constructlon, devoid of complicated parts,

1 easy of application, and. applicable to existing forms and standards of railroad car journals, bearings, axles, ai'id axle boxes.

My invention consists in the'novel construction and combinations of parts as here inafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in form, proportions, size, materials and minor details may be made without departing from the spirit of,

tion as appliedto a car axle.

or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings- Figure 1 is a longitudinal section showing'my inven- Fig. 2 is a a cross section of the same on the line 2,'2 of is provided with an opening for the appli-' cation of a.lubricant, which is ordinarily closed by a screw cap 6, or equivalentdevice. The upper part' of the axle-box is pron pncanon filed March as, 1909. seriai'uaieeasv.

To all whom it may concern:-

vided with a rib or ridge f for holding the removable packing box in position. This packing box is shown in perspective in Fig' 3, and in section in Figs. 1 and 2. It consists of a bottom 9, curved outwardly as shown'at h, and having an opening in its outer end which is preferably closed by the hinged-lid i. ()n the innerpart, the packing box is provided with two upright partitions 7' and It, perforated as shown at m, for the passage of the axle therethrough. The top of the box a is provided with a recessed portion, as shown in Fig. 3, and is provided with a wedge-shaped opening 0.

70 represents a hole through the upper part of the partition 7c, above the top a, sothat the lubricant may. pass from the outer part of the packing box to the space between the partitions j and k. The sides of the At the, outer end thepacking box is provided with a downwardly projecting rib which confines the bearing (Z in position,

with an upwardly projecting portion 8, adapted to engage with the rib f on the easing. -The bearing (Z is provided with a wedge shaped opening t, inclined in two and the outer part of thebox is' provided 1 of the packing box, the opening 6, the

space below the journal 7), and the spaces above and below the axle a, and between the partitions j and 7c are packed with any suitable soft, absorbent wool. I

It should be noticed that the packing-box and bearing may be inserted within or re .moved from. the axle-box without removing the axle-box from the truck-frame of the car. 'In either case, the axle-box is simply lifted in its place upon the truck-frame until the rib f clears the top of the packingbox 8, when the packing-box and the bearing are removed or inserted together.

In assembling the parts, the bearing is first placed within the packing-box against the rib r, then the bearing and packing-box together are inserted within the axle-box and slipped over the end of the journal and axle until the upper portion of the packing. box sclears the rib f; the axle-box'is then packing 11,, such as" box.

lubricationgit prevents overheating and the packing box being provided with a down-" i means is provided for supplying lubricant to the top of theaxle as well as below, as

. amount of oil and less packing; it protects ing from dust and dirty it decreases the 'journal'bearing; it saves wear and tear by ing provided with an'opening for the supply shaped opening,and said box being loweredintoplace, leaving therib j in front of and againstthe'portion s of the packing- By this invention a simple and effective the oil which iswsupplied through the top seeps down from above the journal to the space below it, and seeps through the opening p into the space between the partitions j and k, This results in the use of a less in a'superior manner the journal and bearweight and consequent cost of the brass providing a constant and reliable system of consequent delays and accidents,'and the dust'guardican be readily applied without removing the axle box .I cla1m:-

-1. The combination of a car axle pro vided with a journal, an axle-box adapted to surround said journal, said axle-box be-' of lubricant,-a packing box removably held" in said axle-box, and a slottedbearingwith in said packingbox,- said axle-box being provided with a downwardly projecting rib for holding the packing box therein, said wardly projecting ri-b for holding. the bearing. against tl'IB'- .8Ild of the car axle, the top of said box being provided with'a wedgevided with vertical partitions perforated for the passage of the car axle, one of said partitions being provided with a perforation for .the' passage therethrough of lubrieating material, substantially as described. 2. The combination of a car axle provided with a journal, a bearing adapted to titions being provided with a hole per-v mitting the passage of lubricating material therethrough, the top of said box being provided with an upwardly projecting end, and an axle-box surrounding said packing boxand the end of the car axle, said axlebox being provided withan opening for the admission of lubrica11t,1neans for closing said opening, and with a downwardly pro- .jecting rib for holding said packing box in said axle-box, substantially as described.

ln-testimony whereof, I afiix my signature, in presence of twowitnesses.

JOHN 1).- JQNES. Witnesses: Y

S. JACKSON, L G, PAINE. 

